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they can get a server in beijing. what difference does it make year or $3,000 buys 10,000 computers for 30 minutes. nobody has ever been given 10,000 computers for 30 minutes for $3,000. it is in the question that they looked at me at that stage and went, "what would i do with that?" that is the seat of the next step. there are lots of examples already happening around us, but this is the magic. as soon as the smart kids out there start figuring out what you do, we ignite this thing with a rocket ship. this has nothing to do with total cost of ownership or any of that. it has to do with being able to do things we economically could never do before. i will conclude i see the floor. >> thank you, tim. simon. >> well, now you know all about how computing. [laughter] let me give you a slightly different angle. i think of the cloud as being roughly categorized into two worlds. there is the clout as envisaged and manifested within the enterprise, which includes the city of santa francisco. large organizations of people who
they can get a server in beijing. what difference does it make year or $3,000 buys 10,000 computers for 30 minutes. nobody has ever been given 10,000 computers for 30 minutes for $3,000. it is in the question that they looked at me at that stage and went, "what would i do with that?" that is the seat of the next step. there are lots of examples already happening around us, but this is the magic. as soon as the smart kids out there start figuring out what you do, we ignite this thing...
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. >>> be glad you aren't breathing the air in beijing today. china is battling dangerous levels of air pollution. the u.s. embassy in beijing is recording pollution levels exceeding even the worst category on the air quality index. last night it scored 755 out of 500. the city is expected to stay clouded in smog until winds pick up on wednesday. last year smog and hazed forced cancellation of almost 700 flights at the airport in beijing. >>> today, unexpectedly heavy snow in japan paralyzed public transit and caused serious car crashes. about 3" of snow fell in the tokyo area and more than 15" about 50 meals west of the city. japanese tv network says more than 250 people were injured in road accidents. hundreds of domestic flights canceled and some train lines altered, as well. >> you think of japan, you don't think of snow. >> that's what it would look like here if there was snow in san francisco. >> i got news for you. it felt like it. if we had a little precip, we would have had snow. >> we didn't get that. we had a little frost. nice clear
. >>> be glad you aren't breathing the air in beijing today. china is battling dangerous levels of air pollution. the u.s. embassy in beijing is recording pollution levels exceeding even the worst category on the air quality index. last night it scored 755 out of 500. the city is expected to stay clouded in smog until winds pick up on wednesday. last year smog and hazed forced cancellation of almost 700 flights at the airport in beijing. >>> today, unexpectedly heavy snow in...
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. >> beijing's air pollution reached dangerous levels third consecutive day of severe smog. the city's first orange fog warning was issued earlier today due to the decreased visibility brought on by the heavy smog. the pollution is expected to sit above beijing until wednesday when the wind is supposed to pick up and blow the smog away. ten flights were canceled and five were delayed by more than an hour due to the pollution. the fog also forced the >> coming up there are a few things that you probably should not do. coming up in the next edition of people behaving badly. ÑçÑçÑnÑmÑñoÑmÑw?çç> if you ever happen to visit the intersection of 2nd and minna in san francisco you might notice a few things. you might notice drivers illegally parked with their park where ever you want lights activated. or drivers actully blocking minna so they can do a driver exchange or maybe blocking the lane to take photos. you might even notice the sheer amount of illegally parked delivery truck on min
. >> beijing's air pollution reached dangerous levels third consecutive day of severe smog. the city's first orange fog warning was issued earlier today due to the decreased visibility brought on by the heavy smog. the pollution is expected to sit above beijing until wednesday when the wind is supposed to pick up and blow the smog away. ten flights were canceled and five were delayed by more than an hour due to the pollution. the fog also forced the >> coming up there are a few...
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until the air clears here in beijing, the chinese government is warning the 20 million people in this capital to stay inside. david? >> gloria, thank you. >>> and one more note from overseas tonight. egypt perhaps is getting ready to re-open old wounds. an appeals court overturning the life sentence of hosni mubarak. you might remember these pictures of his trial when he was convicted of allowing 900 protesters to die during the arab spring protestment mubarak will remain in custody in a military hospital. he now awaits the new trial. >>> back here at home tonight we showed you how warm it was in washington, d.c. today. take a look at this. the inauguration dress rehearsals. the street outside the white house closed today. actors were called in to play the first couple doing the honors of president obama u.s. air force staff sergeant serpico elliott. the real ceremony, of course, takes place on january 21st. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news" on this sunday night. our correspondent along with the hunters tonight trying to keep neighborhoods and family pets safe from pyt
until the air clears here in beijing, the chinese government is warning the 20 million people in this capital to stay inside. david? >> gloria, thank you. >>> and one more note from overseas tonight. egypt perhaps is getting ready to re-open old wounds. an appeals court overturning the life sentence of hosni mubarak. you might remember these pictures of his trial when he was convicted of allowing 900 protesters to die during the arab spring protestment mubarak will remain in...
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indoors, despite the danger of beijing streets were busy today. people, of course, get use to the smog. but i know friend who is live there and when the cloud comes down, they try to stay home and switch on the air purifiers. the pollution figures are staggering. plugs is measured in the amount of small particulates in the atmosphere. according to the beijing super, they surpass 700 micro crograms per cubic meter n. context, the world health says it's cive to have just 25 micrograms. there has been a controversy to see if the readings were accurate or they were trying to understate the problem and give lower readings. the u.s. embassy publish its own data on twitter and commented that the readings were beyond index. the highest number it got on the data was the equivalent of a massive 886 micrograms per cubic meter. the u.s. environmental protection agency's air quality index would easily categorize them as emergency conditions. the people of beijing have been getting increasingly concerned about air quality in the city. the middle class, particul
indoors, despite the danger of beijing streets were busy today. people, of course, get use to the smog. but i know friend who is live there and when the cloud comes down, they try to stay home and switch on the air purifiers. the pollution figures are staggering. plugs is measured in the amount of small particulates in the atmosphere. according to the beijing super, they surpass 700 micro crograms per cubic meter n. context, the world health says it's cive to have just 25 micrograms. there has...
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we go to beijing where pollution prompted factories to close and people were kept off the road. when hillary clinton was there, they clear it up so it looks gorgeous. it looked more like the one on the right but not that bad. they told everyone to avoid going outdoors. those children have been suffering from smog. >> erin, you should be seeing downtown beijing's stunning skyline, but instead, i'm standing in front of a white wall. that's how bad the air has been for the past few weeks. pollution index went off the charts. it's spreading to many other parts of china. the government has taken notice, blaming coal burning and car exhausts, but both are challenging issues to address. the leaders have promised more government action, but people feel frustrated. many are rushing to stores to buy masks like this one and with no quick solutions, they feel they have to hold their breath a bit longer. erin? >>> the mastermind between the manti te'o hoax. for the first time, the man who tricked the football star into falling in love with a fictitious woman is talking. he's telling dr. phil
we go to beijing where pollution prompted factories to close and people were kept off the road. when hillary clinton was there, they clear it up so it looks gorgeous. it looked more like the one on the right but not that bad. they told everyone to avoid going outdoors. those children have been suffering from smog. >> erin, you should be seeing downtown beijing's stunning skyline, but instead, i'm standing in front of a white wall. that's how bad the air has been for the past few weeks....
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despite the danger, beijing streets were fairly busy today. people of course get used to the smog, but i know friends who live there and when the clouds come down they try to stay home and switch on the air purifiers. the pollution figures are staggering, in the amount of small particulates and they surpass, micrograms. and to put that in context. safe for 25 micrograms. there's controversy whether the findings that the chinese authorities give out are accurate or trying to understate the problem. the u.s. embassy publishings its own data on twitter and commented today hourly readings were quote, beyond index. and the highest number on the data was equivalent of a massive 886 micrograms per cubic meter. now, people there were saying the air was fine a few days ago, but the smog often descends when there's no wind and china's rapt industrialization is the factor, the growing car population and people using more heating oil during the winter spells, increases the problem and the beijing center is saying that smog won't lift until at least tuesda
despite the danger, beijing streets were fairly busy today. people of course get used to the smog, but i know friends who live there and when the clouds come down they try to stay home and switch on the air purifiers. the pollution figures are staggering, in the amount of small particulates and they surpass, micrograms. and to put that in context. safe for 25 micrograms. there's controversy whether the findings that the chinese authorities give out are accurate or trying to understate the...
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at its peak, pollution hit 755 in beijing, making breathing extremely hazardous. by comparison, the worst polluted city in the u.s., bakersfield, california, hit a high of 159 last year. it's super toxic air. >> particle pollution like that can cause heart attacks and strokes that can kill people. it's lethal. >> reporter: this photo shows what an air filter looks like after just 24 hours in beijing. watch me wipe a thin layer that's accumulated on most cars. that's soot and grime. this is my own air purifier. watch this. that's what we're breathing in beijing. one expert told me it's like becoming an instant smoker. beijing did issue emergency warnings for the first time ever this year, signs the government can't avoid problems everyone can see. gloria riviera, abc news, beijing. >> that is a startling story. >>> people in southern california are in for another frigid morning as a record cold snap freezes the southwest. temperatures in l.a. dipped to a record 34 degrees yesterday, just shy of the freezing point. and on top of that, the weather may be to blame for
at its peak, pollution hit 755 in beijing, making breathing extremely hazardous. by comparison, the worst polluted city in the u.s., bakersfield, california, hit a high of 159 last year. it's super toxic air. >> particle pollution like that can cause heart attacks and strokes that can kill people. it's lethal. >> reporter: this photo shows what an air filter looks like after just 24 hours in beijing. watch me wipe a thin layer that's accumulated on most cars. that's soot and grime....
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a thick blanket of smoke, look at this, covers beijing. parts of northern china are on a health alert. we're tracking the latest developments on china's smog problem, joins us now. how bad is this? >> those pictures alone make me want to cough. breathing seems like work let alone trying to get to work in these environmental conditions. but the official chinese state news agency xinhua came out today and said that the beijing environmental protection bureau has encouraged residents to stay indoors and really limit their exposure to the outdoors. you can see why. you have this dense shroud of pollution literally suffocating china's capital city. you have over 700 flights that were canceled this week and drivers can't even drive without seeing what's in front of them. and if you want to go outside, don't leave without your gas mask. not your gas mask, but your face mask i should say. >> really? >> it's barely breathable conditions. speaking of gas masks, a chinese dissident posed his own protest on facebook by posting this picture of himself
a thick blanket of smoke, look at this, covers beijing. parts of northern china are on a health alert. we're tracking the latest developments on china's smog problem, joins us now. how bad is this? >> those pictures alone make me want to cough. breathing seems like work let alone trying to get to work in these environmental conditions. but the official chinese state news agency xinhua came out today and said that the beijing environmental protection bureau has encouraged residents to stay...
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. >>> we have been covering the smog in beijing, which has now grown so bad, it's causing flight delays because pilots just can't see. the u.s. embassy has warned all of its workers, "everyone should avoid all physical activity outdoors." the smog a result of virtually unregulated industry is finally being treated as an emergency by the government of china. >>> google maps used to show north korea as a blank, vast morass. now, suddenly those looking to get around in the most shut off nation in the world can rely on google maps. they are detailed enough to show pyongyang subway stops and they show the famous gulags, which the map labels concentration camps. a lot of people found it interesting this comes just after google executive chairman eric schmitt visited north core wry ya. >>> and of all the honors tina fey has received, this one is at least tastier than a golden globe. to mark the final episode of "30 rock" this nurse night on nbc, ben & jerry are launching "30 rock, the ice cream." they resisted temptation to do a liz lemon sorbet. we learned the actual ingredients of 30 rock af
. >>> we have been covering the smog in beijing, which has now grown so bad, it's causing flight delays because pilots just can't see. the u.s. embassy has warned all of its workers, "everyone should avoid all physical activity outdoors." the smog a result of virtually unregulated industry is finally being treated as an emergency by the government of china. >>> google maps used to show north korea as a blank, vast morass. now, suddenly those looking to get around in...
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in the red a chinese band from beijing. today they performed as east/west fusion all star band. first ever international combined high school band in the history of the parade. >>> parade features some very special moments for u.s. soldiers that won a contest to travel from military base in germany to see the rose parade in person. >> my husband just entered his name i guess. i just got a call letting me know that we won. >>reporter: but what she didn't know is that her husband eric was flown in from afghanistan and was signature on one of the floats 3 is. walked up to her and young son with the flows hand really touching regroup. she and her son got to see the rest of the parade on board one of the floats right next to dad. they had not seen him in months. love that story. >> unbelievable. >> i know. >> great story. >> wonderful moment. fv chilly tichlts good thing they are at the rose bowl and not here. it's frigid here. our temperatures are plummeting. live view for the high definition east bay camera at emeryville west back under the bay and mostly clear skies very chilly ri
in the red a chinese band from beijing. today they performed as east/west fusion all star band. first ever international combined high school band in the history of the parade. >>> parade features some very special moments for u.s. soldiers that won a contest to travel from military base in germany to see the rose parade in person. >> my husband just entered his name i guess. i just got a call letting me know that we won. >>reporter: but what she didn't know is that her...
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it finds its roots in beijing. this storefront and this one offer package deals on chinese language websites, they advertise to parents, offer a step-by-step guide to obtain a u.s. visa, then arrange travel to inviting u.s. homes, where 24 hour nurses and doctors will care for the mother. it's called birth tourism. dozens of these houses are scattered across california, operating in the shadows within the suburbs of l.a. pay them thousands and according to their ads, they will help you obtain u.s. citizenship for your newborn. have you been inside? >> yes. >> reporter: arthur chen liv next door to what he calls a maternity hotel. on his street, he sees a lot of pregnant chinese women every day. why would a chinese mother come all the way to america to give birth? >> citizenship. >> reporter: if people from mainland china get an american passport he says their life can be different. potential access to u.s. education and once the child turns 18, says chen, they can help others get green cards and become u.s. citizen
it finds its roots in beijing. this storefront and this one offer package deals on chinese language websites, they advertise to parents, offer a step-by-step guide to obtain a u.s. visa, then arrange travel to inviting u.s. homes, where 24 hour nurses and doctors will care for the mother. it's called birth tourism. dozens of these houses are scattered across california, operating in the shadows within the suburbs of l.a. pay them thousands and according to their ads, they will help you obtain...
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right now schmidt is in beijing. he will leave tomorrow for north korea that has one of the world's most restrictive internet policies. schmidt is part of a delegation trying to bring home an american detainee, but is going as a private citizen. >>> five bay area middle schools earned a spot on the california schools to watch because of excellence in academics and other areas. three schools made the list for the first time, union middle school in san jose, my middle school. congratulations to them. san lorenzo valley middle school in fell ton and scots valley middle school. two others got model school. one is in castro valley and edna hill in brentwood. >>> today's storm brought a fresh cover of snow to the sierra. we had most of our rain yesterday. but look at video from highway 50. a common artery to lake tahoe. the road requires chains except for four-wheel drive vehicles. it brought three inches to the nearby resorts. the chp advises to take extreme caution when driving in winter conditions and warning everyone t
right now schmidt is in beijing. he will leave tomorrow for north korea that has one of the world's most restrictive internet policies. schmidt is part of a delegation trying to bring home an american detainee, but is going as a private citizen. >>> five bay area middle schools earned a spot on the california schools to watch because of excellence in academics and other areas. three schools made the list for the first time, union middle school in san jose, my middle school....
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people in beijing are seen wearing face masks everywhere they go. particles in the air could trigger breathing problems. the plus could stick around until wednesday. >>> this sounds like a plot for a reality show. for the first time ever, ordinary people are taking part in a contest in florida hunting exotic burmese pythons. as anna werner shows us, the idea of using rookies came from the pros. >> reporter: alligator ron bergeron's family has called the everglades home for more than a century. >> i've been on this island for about 65 years. you know, when you spend your whole life in the environment, you learn every square inch of the beautiful everglades. >> reporter: these fields of saw grass and marshy woods are also home to 68 threatend or endangered species. birds, hundreds of alligators, and something you can't see, tens of thousands of burmese pythons. the snakes are foreign predators devouring the native animals that belong here. they can eat bears, you say, even panthers? deer? >> deer, hogs, and smaller animals. >> reporter: which is why o
people in beijing are seen wearing face masks everywhere they go. particles in the air could trigger breathing problems. the plus could stick around until wednesday. >>> this sounds like a plot for a reality show. for the first time ever, ordinary people are taking part in a contest in florida hunting exotic burmese pythons. as anna werner shows us, the idea of using rookies came from the pros. >> reporter: alligator ron bergeron's family has called the everglades home for more...
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right now schmidt is in beijing. he will leave tomorrow for north korea that has one of the world's most restrictive internet policies. schmidt is part of a delegation trying to bring home an american detainee, but is going as a private citizen. >>> five bay area middle schools earned a spot on the california schools to watch because of excellence in academics and other areas. three schools made the list for the first time, union middle school in san jose, my middle school. congratulations to them. san lorenzo valley middle school in fell ton and scots valley middle school. two others got model school. one is in castro valley and edna hill in brentwood. >>> today's storm brought a fresh cover of snow to the sierra. we had most of our rain yesterday. but look at video from highway 50. a common artery to lake tahoe. the road requires chains except for four-wheel drive vehicles. it brought three inches to the nearby resorts. the chp advises to take extreme caution when driving in winter conditions and warning everyone t
right now schmidt is in beijing. he will leave tomorrow for north korea that has one of the world's most restrictive internet policies. schmidt is part of a delegation trying to bring home an american detainee, but is going as a private citizen. >>> five bay area middle schools earned a spot on the california schools to watch because of excellence in academics and other areas. three schools made the list for the first time, union middle school in san jose, my middle school....
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. >> that smog in beijing, that's going to be an issue of competitiveness for them, they're going to start taking action. the real question is this, can we acknowledge natural forces that are largely within ourselves and still try to do something about what we acknowledge to be a real problem or say we're omnipotent to solve it? have a debate on how you deal with this. >> it happened in the past, but recently, there was this amazing study. the corals are going to die. nobody knows, but if we don't fully understand what's happening and how it's adjusting, how can the government do anything about it? >> look, that's a fair point. i'm not saying throwing money at the problem is the answer. that may be evidence of evolution -- >> i don't know, it's one thing. >> again, that's the larger point though, right? we should have a sense of humility, but we should take action to solve problems and if we don't, if one political says it shouldn't be talked about, it ends up looking like you're coddling flat earth society folks. you should deal with facts and propose solutions. let's have the debat
. >> that smog in beijing, that's going to be an issue of competitiveness for them, they're going to start taking action. the real question is this, can we acknowledge natural forces that are largely within ourselves and still try to do something about what we acknowledge to be a real problem or say we're omnipotent to solve it? have a debate on how you deal with this. >> it happened in the past, but recently, there was this amazing study. the corals are going to die. nobody knows,...
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but get the reading in beijing reached 755. more than twice the level considered to be hazardous. boy, that is a dangerous situation there. bill: good day to stay indoors, right? new front on the war on terror. al qaeda fights to establish a new home and they have been successful. military leaders in the african nation of mali, meeting to send troops into battle. al qaeda fighters trying to turn that country into the next afghanistan. france launching an assault there with the help of u.s. forces. now soldiers are beefing up security at french subways and train stations and other possible terror targets in its country after al qaeda warned that france, is quote, opened the gates of hell. with more now, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n., fox news contributor john bolton. sir, good morning to you. what us did this say about the state of the terror group? >> well, al qaeda in the u.s. islamic mag greg -- maghreb taken over in northern mali has taken strength since the fall of muammar qaddafi. this is the one of the consequences of overthrowing muammar qaddafi that we didn't pay cont
but get the reading in beijing reached 755. more than twice the level considered to be hazardous. boy, that is a dangerous situation there. bill: good day to stay indoors, right? new front on the war on terror. al qaeda fights to establish a new home and they have been successful. military leaders in the african nation of mali, meeting to send troops into battle. al qaeda fighters trying to turn that country into the next afghanistan. france launching an assault there with the help of u.s....
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remember president bush trying to open the door in beijing and it wouldn't open? there's a bunch of them. >> nick, i want to talk to you something fascinate in the news. when you see in egypt basically the muslim brotherhood is in the same position that the mubarak government was in a couple of years ago. this group, they've suffered even worse branding over the past two years than the american republican party because they were supposed to be the moderate arm of the muslim brotherhood. they weren't going to be involved in politics. it's really disturbing just how badly things have gone for them and egypt. now generals are saying that three suez cities are on the verge of anarchy. how long till the military just steps in and takes over? >> i don't know. i mean the big problem is not for the muslim brotherhood for egypt as a whole. i think general sisal is warning of the potential collapse of the egyptian state. i certainly hope that they'll come back from the brink and the egyptian army still has a certain amount of weight. i think it's trying to put the genie bac
remember president bush trying to open the door in beijing and it wouldn't open? there's a bunch of them. >> nick, i want to talk to you something fascinate in the news. when you see in egypt basically the muslim brotherhood is in the same position that the mubarak government was in a couple of years ago. this group, they've suffered even worse branding over the past two years than the american republican party because they were supposed to be the moderate arm of the muslim brotherhood....
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last year heavy smog forced the cancellation of more than 700 flights at beijing airports. >> do you have a football hangover this morning? >> yes. >>> a couple of really exciting playoff picks on sunday. new england beat houston 41-28. the patriots got a huge performance from running back shane ver even. he scored three times. not bad for a third stringer who scored four touchdowns all year before sunday. tom brady has now won more playoff games than any nfl quarterback in history. he passed his idol, joe montana. >> tom brady is very, very good. >> you love him. google eyes. >> there it is last night. i see it again now. he is still good. >> it gives you goose bumps, doesn't it? >> absolutely. >>> in atlanta it was a party act finish. the falcons came this close to blowing a huge lead. they beat the seahawks on that matt bryant field goal in the final minutes. they really almost blew it. atlanta it h two 20-point leads, but seattle kept battling back. it was like the falcons went to sleep. seattle jumped ahead with just 30 seconds left, but it was matt bryant who hit that 49-yard f
last year heavy smog forced the cancellation of more than 700 flights at beijing airports. >> do you have a football hangover this morning? >> yes. >>> a couple of really exciting playoff picks on sunday. new england beat houston 41-28. the patriots got a huge performance from running back shane ver even. he scored three times. not bad for a third stringer who scored four touchdowns all year before sunday. tom brady has now won more playoff games than any nfl quarterback in...
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. >>> dirty air in beijing. record high pollution levels plaguing that city. it prompted an orange fog warning. some plants have shut down production. reports of respiratory problems and the sale of masks have sky rocketed due to hazardous breathing conditions. this is nothing new for the chinese capital. last year heavy haze and fog forced the cancellation of 700 flights at beijing airports. >>> the 2013 national hockey league season set to begin on saturday finally. teams opened training camps saturday as players returned to the ice for the first time following the four-month lockout. the shortened nhl season will be 48 games instead of 82. yes, there will be the playoffs. >>> one of the stars of the award winning tv drama "breaking bad" will soon have a new role, school board member. steven michael quezada, who plays dea agent steven gomez, is running for the school board in his hometown of albuquerque, new mexico, which is where the series is primarily shot. steven joins us from albuquerque. thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> i should start out by a
. >>> dirty air in beijing. record high pollution levels plaguing that city. it prompted an orange fog warning. some plants have shut down production. reports of respiratory problems and the sale of masks have sky rocketed due to hazardous breathing conditions. this is nothing new for the chinese capital. last year heavy haze and fog forced the cancellation of 700 flights at beijing airports. >>> the 2013 national hockey league season set to begin on saturday finally. teams...
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visibility now less than 100 yards in beijing this morning. so bad, the government sent text messages to people urging them to stay inside. emergency rooms packed with people young and old suffering breathing problems. >>> youtube is now preparing to launch a paid subscription service for certain channels starting in the spring. they would cost between $1 and $5 per month. >>> finally today, prince charles doing something for the first time that we commoners have been doing for generations. hopping a ride on the subway. the palace treating this picture. he swiped a card to get through the turnstile. all to mark the 150th birthday of the tube. the world's first underground railway. we cannot confirm that they also think "downton abbey" is a reality show. >>> last night, the senate overwhelmingly approved john kerry as hillary clinton's replacement. will she come back to washington and how? come of the questions that cynthia mcfadden asked her yesterday. cynthia? >> good morning, george. i've interviewed secretary clinton nearly a dozen times ov
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for several hours, conversation in beijing. she kept coming back to the fact that the u.n. population fund was there on the ground and found nothing but voluntary abortion. of course there are loss of lives, too, but no coercion. so the white-washing that the u.n. population fund has been able to provide to this egregious violation of women's rights in china and now we today under the obama administration are funding it, mr. fortenberry and mr. speaker. it's something that has to end. we should be on the side of life and respect, not enabling --. . mr. fortenberry: people may not agree with us, but the vast majority of americans do agree that the government should not be entangled in this. in other words, taxpayer money should not be going for the provision of abortion. that's one bit of good news. the second bit of good news is, i think, again, those of us who have been here a little while, who have been in these trenches trying to beg and plead for an increase of awareness as to what the consequences of abortion are, young people are recognizing that, again, there's got t
for several hours, conversation in beijing. she kept coming back to the fact that the u.n. population fund was there on the ground and found nothing but voluntary abortion. of course there are loss of lives, too, but no coercion. so the white-washing that the u.n. population fund has been able to provide to this egregious violation of women's rights in china and now we today under the obama administration are funding it, mr. fortenberry and mr. speaker. it's something that has to end. we should...
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. >>> the 20 million people of beijing, china, are enduring a fourth day of choking, hazardous air pollution. reports of respiratory problems and mask sales have sky rocketed. schoolchildren aren't able to play outdoors. many say it's worse than four years ago, while the officials in china claim the air quality has improved. >>> back here at home, water levels of the great lakes are expected to break the all time low sometime in the next few months. lake michigan and lake huron fell to record low levels in december. cargo ships are being forced to lighten their loads, and some harbors have already closed. >>> after three months of gas prices going down, they're now working their way back up. the lundberg survey saw the average price of a gallon of regular is $3.32. that's up more than 6 cents from three weeks earlier. >>> a couple of new american rides can now be called best in show. this morning at the north american international auto show, the cadillac ats was named car of the year. it is the first time cadillac has won this award, and on the heavy duty side, the ram 1500 won the show's t
. >>> the 20 million people of beijing, china, are enduring a fourth day of choking, hazardous air pollution. reports of respiratory problems and mask sales have sky rocketed. schoolchildren aren't able to play outdoors. many say it's worse than four years ago, while the officials in china claim the air quality has improved. >>> back here at home, water levels of the great lakes are expected to break the all time low sometime in the next few months. lake michigan and lake...
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nbc's ian williams has the latest from beijing. ian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamron. the "new york times" says the expert they hired have little doubt the cyber-attacks on the newspaper came from china. hackers infiltrated the computer systems the "new york times" reports, stealing pass words from reporters and other employees in an effort to break into their e-mail accounts. security experts told the "times" the attack was covered in china's digital fingerprints. experts gathered digital evidence that chinese hackers using methods some constituents have associated with the chinese military in the past breached the times network. and investigating the wealthy of china's prime minister who accumulated billions through business dealings and that was highly embarrassing to the top government reeling from this. and attacks against the foreign media. >> we have security consultants told us these attacks originated in china although they can't identify the original culprits. >> what's china's position on this? >> reporte
nbc's ian williams has the latest from beijing. ian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamron. the "new york times" says the expert they hired have little doubt the cyber-attacks on the newspaper came from china. hackers infiltrated the computer systems the "new york times" reports, stealing pass words from reporters and other employees in an effort to break into their e-mail accounts. security experts told the "times" the attack was covered in china's...
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of the women's a lot -- the korean peninsula, that way you don't have a united korean peninsula that beijing feels might join with the united states would join in with japan. so it's really the type of scale for china. they are not able to control north korea. they are not willing to put real pressure on her. so far they think it's in their interest. i think the rest of the world thinks about the really bad miscalculation. arthel: before we go, i want to touch on is as quickly as we can. we talked about the diplomacy that is not working. it may be time for action. >> yes. arthel: china's military is overstretched. the u.s. has 20,000 troops in south korea and troops in japan as well. they don't really want to start any sort of war with this country, i would imagine. reporter: that is the whole point. we all think that north korea is crazy like a fox and they're not going to do anything that could cause a real attack on them. on the other hand, they have murdered south korean sailors and attacked the south korean homeland. they have kidnapped citizens from other countries. if you're planning
of the women's a lot -- the korean peninsula, that way you don't have a united korean peninsula that beijing feels might join with the united states would join in with japan. so it's really the type of scale for china. they are not able to control north korea. they are not willing to put real pressure on her. so far they think it's in their interest. i think the rest of the world thinks about the really bad miscalculation. arthel: before we go, i want to touch on is as quickly as we can. we...
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visibility now less than 100 yards in beijing this morning. so bad, in fact, the government sent text messages to people urging them to stay inside. emergency rooms packed with people, young and old, suffering breathing problems. >>> we have grown used to watching anything we want on youtube for free. but that is about to change. the site now preparing to launch a paid subscription service for certain channels starting in the spring. they would cost between $1 and $5 per month. >>> and finally today, prince charles doing something for the first time that we commoners have been doing for generations. hopping a ride on the subway. the palace tweeting this photo of charles and camilla on london's famous tube. even swiped a card to get through the turnstile. all to mark the 150th birthday of the tube. the world's first underground railway. we cannot confirm that they also think "downton abbey" is a reality show. >> they're just regular folk. >>> we're going to go to washington now and hillary clinton's farewell tour as secretary of state. last nig
visibility now less than 100 yards in beijing this morning. so bad, in fact, the government sent text messages to people urging them to stay inside. emergency rooms packed with people, young and old, suffering breathing problems. >>> we have grown used to watching anything we want on youtube for free. but that is about to change. the site now preparing to launch a paid subscription service for certain channels starting in the spring. they would cost between $1 and $5 per month....
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of the chinese authorities but the culture of censorship and government control is so engrained in beijing that it's a very difficult tightrope for journalists who want to report freely. >> it's a slow-moving beast. howard kurtz there. >>> here's more of what we're working on this hour for "newsroom international." hundreds of australians forced from their home by raging fires. fueled by a vicious heat wave. worst the country has ever seen. >>> a little later, you think slavery's history? think again. more than 27 million people around the world are being bought, sold, and exploited. that group of young christians part of a larger group coming together to try to stop it. people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save before i switched to progressive. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. you're not filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressiv
of the chinese authorities but the culture of censorship and government control is so engrained in beijing that it's a very difficult tightrope for journalists who want to report freely. >> it's a slow-moving beast. howard kurtz there. >>> here's more of what we're working on this hour for "newsroom international." hundreds of australians forced from their home by raging fires. fueled by a vicious heat wave. worst the country has ever seen. >>> a little later,...
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others including paris and beijing use a slighting door system in some of their stations. >>> new this morning, the syrian president gave a national address saying his country is under attack. this is the first address since june. tens of thousands of syrians have been killed. and he said they were fighting groups of murder russ criminals and denied the up bring rising -- up rising against his family. they are calling for him to step down. >>> israel's prime minister is calling for a fortified fence on syria. these are mortar rounds that were fired in november. netanyahu said they need the fence and jihad forces have moved in. and they are concerned about the chemical weapons. >>> unsung hero of the iran hostage crisis has died. >> i told him that we were expecting guests and invited him over. >> family members say john shear don passed away after battling alzheimer's disease for several years. the former canadian diplomat hid four u.s. embassy workers in his home during the 1979 iran hostage crisis. their rescue is depicted in the film argo, ben affleck apologized for leaving him out
others including paris and beijing use a slighting door system in some of their stations. >>> new this morning, the syrian president gave a national address saying his country is under attack. this is the first address since june. tens of thousands of syrians have been killed. and he said they were fighting groups of murder russ criminals and denied the up bring rising -- up rising against his family. they are calling for him to step down. >>> israel's prime minister is...
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and he was going to sell a cherokee in beijing, it costs about $100,000 which is outrageous. they add all sorts of import and do the fees and that just will not happen here. we need to rethink some of these trade imbalances. for example, of the note to the big box retailer and you can see the big box retailers and the countries that do not have strict labor laws, workplace safety laws, environmental regulations to protect, in a sensible fashion, the economy. foreign countries can sell them cheaper the in this country and i think that applies to automobiles as well. maybe the way to have these sensible regulations is to have a sensible tax along the line you are talking about. host: we are talking with freshman democrat from pennsylvania, rep cartwright. next caller. caller: the definition of the fault is not being able to pay your bills. -- the definition of default is not being able to pay. interest is, what, $600 billion. i have a limit on a credit card. let's say imax out that credit card limit. does the credit card company then say they should give me a higher limit so wh
and he was going to sell a cherokee in beijing, it costs about $100,000 which is outrageous. they add all sorts of import and do the fees and that just will not happen here. we need to rethink some of these trade imbalances. for example, of the note to the big box retailer and you can see the big box retailers and the countries that do not have strict labor laws, workplace safety laws, environmental regulations to protect, in a sensible fashion, the economy. foreign countries can sell them...
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about a week ago that the air quality in salt lake city is the worst in the nation and even worse than beijing. host: boston, mass., independent scholar. what are they like for you in massachusetts? caller: i was listening to your take on governor patrick. he talks about fairness. let me give you the dirty little secret in massachusetts. we have a pension system for the politicians. after 10 years they are vested for state employees and then they have the best three-year pension. say someone was a sweet -- a street sweeper and by some political miracle, they make $140,000 the last three years. guess what the pension is based on? the government is not talking about any sort of pension reform. most of us in the public, our social security is based on lifetime earnings. i worked 27 years in the private sector and i do not think i can retire for it least another 15 years. you have people working for the public sector that retirement 55 years old. some people are getting 90% medical paid for. in closing, i would say to the public, look at the pension systems. don't let these politicians fool you wi
about a week ago that the air quality in salt lake city is the worst in the nation and even worse than beijing. host: boston, mass., independent scholar. what are they like for you in massachusetts? caller: i was listening to your take on governor patrick. he talks about fairness. let me give you the dirty little secret in massachusetts. we have a pension system for the politicians. after 10 years they are vested for state employees and then they have the best three-year pension. say someone...
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likely to see some stimulus, when the new leadership gets back after the lunar holiday, when they go to beijing with the audi 6s in march. what we would expect to see is stimulus there, that will not only feed the domestic economy in china, but feed into the global economy. and europe is on the mend. >> the offset to that boom in china in the first quarter of the year is closing in on the debt ceiling talks and sequester cliff. the fact of the matter is, through march we could see rocky roads ahead. how do you position for what could be some tough sledding? even if overall for the year you're net positive? >> what we would say is in the near term, what we always suggest to investors is that when they're looking for cyclicly exposed stocks, they look for dividend payers. it's nice to get paid while you wait. we're not looking to stretch for dividends, but get some dividend. we want stocks that believe in the premise of the company. we like the leadership of the company. >> what kind of valuation of the stock would you like to see? we've seen a massive run-up in some of those stocks. analysts cov
likely to see some stimulus, when the new leadership gets back after the lunar holiday, when they go to beijing with the audi 6s in march. what we would expect to see is stimulus there, that will not only feed the domestic economy in china, but feed into the global economy. and europe is on the mend. >> the offset to that boom in china in the first quarter of the year is closing in on the debt ceiling talks and sequester cliff. the fact of the matter is, through march we could see rocky...
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latest from beijing, ian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamron, "the new york times" says the experts they hired have little doubt the cyber attacks on their newspaper came from china. hackers infiltrated their computer systems, "the new york times" reports, stealing passwords for reporters and other employees in an effort to break into their e-mail accounts. security experts told the times the attacks was covered in china's digital fingerprints. experts gathered evidence chinese hackers, using methods some consultants have associated with chinese military in the past, breached the times network. they say the cyber attacks coincided with the investigation of the prime minister, who accumulated billions of dollars through their business dealings. that investigation was highly embarrassing to a communist leadership reeling from accusations of top-level corruption. though hacking "the times" is the latest in a string of cyber attacks against the foreign media. >> we have security consultants who say these attacks originated in china. >> what's china's position on this? >> rep
latest from beijing, ian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tamron, "the new york times" says the experts they hired have little doubt the cyber attacks on their newspaper came from china. hackers infiltrated their computer systems, "the new york times" reports, stealing passwords for reporters and other employees in an effort to break into their e-mail accounts. security experts told the times the attacks was covered in china's digital fingerprints. experts...